JRSpooky season is upon us… it’s time for JR’s 5th Annual October Calendar™, featuring my favourite horror novels and short stories.
Oct 1st
The Whisperer in Darkness (1931)
By H.P. Lovecraft
A creepy, atmospheric story about a race of strange beings living up in the Vermont mountains who abduct villagers venturing too close to them.
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Oct 2nd
Penpal (2012)
By Dathan Auerbach
A narrator recalls a series of childhood memories about a mysterious penpal who wrote him letters.
This novel is insanely creepy and immersive. I highly recommend it.
#Halloween #Spooky #Penpal #DathanAuerbach #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #Horror
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Oct 3rd
House of Leaves (2000)
By Mark Z. Danielewski
This is at its core a story about a family who move into a new house. One day a new door appears in the wall. The husband decides to venture out documenting his experience.
This novel is intentionally confusing, disorienting & strange. It’s one of the best horror books I’ve read.
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Oct 4th
Dracula (1897)
By Bram Stoker
One of my all-time favourite starts to any horror book. Atmospheric and bone chilling. Dracula’s introduction is perfect.
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Oct 5th
Pet Sematary (1983)
By Stephen King
A deeply unsettling and emotional novel about death and grief.
I especially loved the surreal dreamlike horror visions seen in the first few chapters.
And Jud Crandall will always be a favourite.
#halloween #Spooky #PetSematery #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #horror
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Oct 6th
A Short Stay in Hell (2011)
By Steven L. Peck
A man finds himself stuck in Hell in an (almost) endless library. There is a way out, but it’ll take a lot of time and effort to find it.
If you like dark humour and existential horror, I’d highly recommend this book. It’ll haunt you forever.
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Oct 7th
Thin Air (2016)
Michelle Paver
In 1935, 5 climbers attempt to reach the top of Kangchenjunga, the third highest peak on Earth.
Something strange and sinister is following them.
This is a very immersive, bone-chilling story set in an unforgiving place where humans are not allowed.
The perfect novel to enjoy during a snow storm.
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Oct 8th
The Exorcist (1971)
By William Peter Blatty
One of my favourite horror novel of all time.
It’s engrossing, tense and impeccably paced. Great characters. Love the dialogue. Even more disturbing and explicit than the 1973 film.
#halloween #Spooky #TheExorcist #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #horror
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Oct 9th
Ghost Story (1979)
By Peter Straub
Four elderly friends are haunted by a mysterious spirit that wants them dead.
I love the tension, eerie atmosphere and quirky small-town characters.
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Oct 10th
Frankenstein (1818)
By Mary Shelley
A revived corpse goes in search of its master in this sad and beautifully written story.
One of the most striking differences from the 1931 film is how the monster communicates; his speech is eloquent and introspective. The prose is lovely and poetic.
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Oct 11th
The Only Good Indians (2020)
By Stephen Graham Jones
Four members of the Blackfeet Nation are hunted down by a vengeful animal spirit.
It’s an emotional, dark and violent story with shocking gruesome consequences for our characters.
#halloween #Spooky #TheOnlyGoodIndians #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #horror
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Oct 12th
Song of Kali (1985)
By Dan Simmons
An American literary editor travels to Calcutta to find a mysterious poet who was believed dead years ago.
What follows is an absolute nightmare as he stumbles upon something very old and evil.
There are some fantastic spine-tingling chapters that still haunt me today.
#halloween #Spooky #SongOfKali #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #horror
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Oct 13th
The Elementals (1981)
Michael McDowell
This is a gothic story about an eccentric rich family who go on vacation in their Victorian beach houses on the Alabama coast.
Very weird things start to happen. This was written by Beetlejuice’s screenwriter (and it shows). It’s a lot of fun and there’s some genuine horror sprinkled throughout.
#halloween #Spooky #TheElementals #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #horror
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Oct 14th
Maynard’s House (1980)
By Herman Raucher
A young Vietnam vet inherits an old house in the Maine woods and decides to spend the winter there alone.
The house has some very bad history.
This novel is light on scares, but it’s delightfully quirky and has a spooky atmosphere. Loved the dialogue from the local townsfolk.
#halloween #Spooky #MaynardsHouse #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #horror
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Oct 15th
The Masque of the Red Death (1842)
By Edgar Allan Poe
This short-story takes place during a masquerade ball organized by wealthy aristocrats during a plague.
A mysterious figure appears in a red robe. Death and suffering soon follow.
A gruesome tale that is still relevant today, especially knowing how people behave during pandemics.
#halloween #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #horror #TheMasqueOfTheRedDeath #EdgarAllanPoe
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Oct 16th
Summer of Night (1991)
By Dan Simmons
A small town is taken over by mysterious underground beings. Only the local teens appear to notice.
You could say this was (likely) very inspired by King’s ‘It’, but it’s sufficiently different and does it’s own creepy thing.
It features one of the most shocking deaths I’ve read in any horror novel.
#halloween #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #SummerOfNight
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Oct 17th
The Willows (1907)
By Algernon Blackwood
Two men on a canoe trip become stranded on an island in the wetlands of Austria-Hungary.
Strange sounds and apparitions soon follow.
This novella has some major Lovecraftian ambiance. Very atmospheric and spooky.
I can’t recommend it enough.
A perfect read for a dark and stormy night.
#halloween #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #TheWillows
Link to my October 2024 horror calendar:
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Oct 18th
Dark Matter (2010)
By Michelle Paver
A young British man documents his stay at a remote Arctic research station during the winter of 1937.
He unexpectedly finds himself alone in a dark and cold cabin, haunted by a nightmarish entity.
This novel is incredibly atmospheric and immersive. It’s spooky as hell. I very highly recommend.
#halloween #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #DarkMatter
Link to my October 2024 horror calendar:
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Oct 19th
At the Mountains of Madness (1931)
By H.P. Lovecraft
A group of explorers discover ruins of an ancient alien civilization in Antartica during an expedition in 1930.
This novella gives me the genuine creeps. There’s a sense of imminent danger lurking at every corner.
#halloween #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #horror #spooky #AtTheMoutainsOfMadness
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Oct 20th
The Shining (1977)
By Stephen King
A mother & son are trapped in an isolated hotel with a father who has lost his mind.
The novel’s portrayal of Jack is more nuanced and complex than the Kubrick film. We get a better idea of what is happening in his head. What I find most horrifying is his inability to control himself despite his best intentions.
#halloween #Reading #Books #horror #spooky #TheShining #StephenKing
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Oct 21st
Tales from the Gas Station (2018)
By Jack Townsend
A young man narrates his life working in a remote gas station.
I can’t even begin to explain what the Hell is going on. There are aliens, moving garden nomes and hand plants, to name a few.
One of the funniest and most bizarre horror stories I’ve read. The humour is dry and absurd.
#halloween #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #horror #spooky #TalesFromTheGasStation
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Oct 22nd
The House on the Borderland (1908)
By William Hope Hodgson
A man living in a remote fortified house is visited by strange creatures trying to get into his home.
Despite being 116 yrs old, this is one of the most batshit crazy stories I’ve ever read.
It feels like a fever dream or an acid trip, sprinkled with existential dread. I loved it.
#halloween #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #horror #TheHouseOnTheBorderland
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Oct 23rd
Off Season (1980)
By Jack Ketchum
A young woman rents a cottage and waits for her sister and friends to show up. A group of feral cannibal children roaming the coast make an unexpected visit.
It’s an absolutely brutal novel that I wouldn’t recommend to the faint of heart. It’s a wild ride that never lets you go.
#halloween #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #horror #spooky #OffSeason
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Oct 24th
Carrion Comfort (1989)
By Dan Simmons
A mysterious group of people have the ability to take over other people’s bodies and making them do what they want.
It’s an incredibly unsettling story with terrifying consequences for our protagonists. It’s intense, disturbing and it’ll linger with you for years.
#halloween #SpookySeason #Reading #Books #horror #spooky #CarrionComfort
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